At close, the Sensex was down 633.76 points or 1.63% at 38357.18, and the Nifty was down 193.60 points or 1.68% at 11333.90 amid across-the-board sell-off seen in metal, pharma, banks. The volatility index, India VIX, rose over 7 per cent to 21.95 levels. Maruti Suzuki India, Bajaj Auto, Zee Entertainment, TCS, and Bajaj Finance were the major gainers in the Sensex pack, while SBI, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Tata Steel and Kotak Mahindra Bank were top losers. About 1002 shares have advanced, 1674 shares declined, and 177 shares are unchanged. Metal index down 3 per cent. Nifty Bank dipped nearly 2 per cent.BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended 1-1.7 per cent lower. All the Nifty sectoral indices ended in the red.